Lidio Carraro Dadivas Chardonnay, Encruzilhada do Sul, Brazil 2014 Poderi Colla Winemaker Philippe Desbos selects fruit

Winemaker Philippe Desbos selects fruit from his oldest Syrah vines

While it already offers pleasure

It's drinking superbly right now

The 2017 Pinot Noir Alpine Vineyard comes from a mostly southwest-facing vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains (planted to a heritage selection of clones) and was brought up in a mix of new and used French oak

Lidio Carraro Dadivas Chardonnay, Encruzilhada do Sul, Brazil 2014 Poderi Colla Winemaker Philippe Desbos selects fruitDdivas Chardonnay has a bright, straw color with shining golden reflections and high viscosity, along with intense, elegant aromas of white flowers, such as daisies and acacia, and tropical notes of pineapples, melons, pears, grapefruit, apples and crisp minerality. It contains a fascinating palate of viscosity and balanced acidity, and a long finish.